CES 2007: HD DVD versus Blu-ray - The porn industry says HD DVD

Iria · Jan 12, 2007, 05:38 PM

Source: TG Daily
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Las Vegas (NV) - Knowing their audience quite well, the adult entertainment industry holds their annual get together in Las Vegas to coincide with the CES. There is also a very pertinent crossover between the adult and tech industries - porn has a tendency to drive, and be driven, by technology. Which means HD DVD when it comes to high-def.

Quite famously in the war between Betamax and VHS the latter won especially because the adult industry preferred it. If you've been around long enough, you probably remember that the very early home video rental stores were primarily responsible for driving Betamax out of the market. And those stores carried almost exclusively pornographic content.

Although the market environments from then do not really compare to today's home video market, parallels are drawn between the Betamax-VHS battle to the ongoing and escalating fight between Blu-ray and HD DVD. One of the key questions at this year's CES actually is "Which high-def format will win the current format war - Blu-ray or HD DVD?" Surprisingly, it seems that there is no such question in the minds of the adult industry luminaries.

Putting myself through the arduous trek through the floor of the adult expo I did a quick straw poll on, the virtues of HD DVD versus Blu-ray, and the answer from a dozen companies, big and small, including Pink Visual and Bangbros editor-in-chief, is going into a single direction: HD DVD is the preferred format. Period.

**temeteus82** · Jan 12, 2007, 06:45 PM

why must the XXX industry chose the bad option of things :P

I think that Blue-ray is far better format ...

Sandok · Jan 12, 2007, 06:55 PM

I'm HDDVD all the way now (even though I was BlueRay)... I do hope this is the decideding factor...

Dark Lord · Jan 12, 2007, 07:26 PM

anything porn backs is the one that ends up winning.

calidan · Jan 12, 2007, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

anything porn backs is the one that ends up winning.

That isn't really true. People say the porn industry backed VHS vs Betamax. Major movie studios backed VHS as well. Most of the major movie studios back Blu-ray. It won't be the porn industry that decides who wins but the consumer and it is still too early to tell who will win. I would say by the end of the year we will have a clear winner.

Sandok: You prefer HD-DVD now but preferred Blu-ray before. What made you change your mind? I'm just curious, I prefer Blu-ray mostly because there is a greater storage capacity and Blu-ray supports everything HD-DVD supports expect that Blu-ray uses a different interface on the discs.

Sandok · Jan 12, 2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by calidan

Sandok: You prefer HD-DVD now but preferred Blu-ray before. What made you change your mind? I'm just curious, I prefer Blu-ray mostly because there is a greater storage capacity and Blu-ray supports everything HD-DVD supports expect that Blu-ray uses a different interface on the discs.

Okay here are my reasons...

I can easily afford an HD DVD player while BlueRay is way too expensive for my means. In addition, the problem of space isn't that much of a deciding factor... Especially when you consider that write speeds are at 1 or 2 for the moment.

The only that has going for BluRay for me at the moment is that more movie studios back it... But then, pr0n sorta balances it out

(okay not really and I never watch that stuff...)

Zardon · Jan 12, 2007, 08:32 PM

Both will do fine. Big companies backing both and already a plethora of titles out on both. HD-DVD is cheaper therefore its selling more.

Logical.

Judas · Jan 12, 2007, 09:34 PM

Wasn't there a news tidbit that the major adult entertainment people had said they were releasing on both formats?

From what i gathered from this article, it seemed that the majority vote at CES was for HD-DVD, but doesn't mean absalutely everyone working that area is going that route.

Still we'll see what ends up happening oventually. I just don't think Blue-Ray is going to be toast, and i don't think HD-DVD is going to be toast either in any short time soon.

BlueMak · Jan 12, 2007, 10:13 PM

I hope one day SOON we will have our crystals without mechanical parts that can store terrabytes and end this whole discs idea.

I like the porn industry. I hope to work there one day soon. They are a formidable force and if they truly support HD-DVD, it is a strong weapon.

I like the larger storage of the Blue-Ray, but I have a feeling the discs will be double the price too. Even so, I support HD-DVD because SONY is very much every few years trying to push a new format, to which they will have at least near absolute control over, which I do not like. The huge success of the betamax and the minidisc show to me that other people don't like their tactics either.

Jan 12, 2007, 05:38 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	CES 2007: HD DVD versus Blu-ray - The porn industry says HD DVD Source: TG Daily _________ Las Vegas (NV) - Knowing their audience quite well, the adult entertainment industry holds their annual get together in Las Vegas to coincide with the CES. There is also a very pertinent crossover between the adult and tech industries - porn has a tendency to drive, and be driven, by technology. Which means HD DVD when it comes to high-def. Quite famously in the war between Betamax and VHS the latter won especially because the adult industry preferred it. If you've been around long enough, you probably remember that the very early home video rental stores were primarily responsible for driving Betamax out of the market. And those stores carried almost exclusively pornographic content. Although the market environments from then do not really compare to today's home video market, parallels are drawn between the Betamax-VHS battle to the ongoing and escalating fight between Blu-ray and HD DVD. One of the key questions at this year's CES actually is "Which high-def format will win the current format war - Blu-ray or HD DVD?" Surprisingly, it seems that there is no such question in the minds of the adult industry luminaries. Putting myself through the arduous trek through the floor of the adult expo I did a quick straw poll on, the virtues of HD DVD versus Blu-ray, and the answer from a dozen companies, big and small, including Pink Visual and Bangbros editor-in-chief, is going into a single direction: HD DVD is the preferred format. Period.

Jan 12, 2007, 07:26 PM	#4
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	anything porn backs is the one that ends up winning. __________________

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	I hope one day SOON we will have our crystals without mechanical parts that can store terrabytes and end this whole discs idea. I like the porn industry. I hope to work there one day soon. They are a formidable force and if they truly support HD-DVD, it is a strong weapon. I like the larger storage of the Blue-Ray, but I have a feeling the discs will be double the price too. Even so, I support HD-DVD because SONY is very much every few years trying to push a new format, to which they will have at least near absolute control over, which I do not like. The huge success of the betamax and the minidisc show to me that other people don't like their tactics either. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 12, 2007, 06:55 PM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 66	I'm HDDVD all the way now (even though I was BlueRay)... I do hope this is the decideding factor...

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Both will do fine. Big companies backing both and already a plethora of titles out on both. HD-DVD is cheaper therefore its selling more. Logical.